1949 Greek Football Cup final

1949 Greek Cup final

AEK Athens' squad in the final
Event	1948–49 Greek Football Cup
AEK Athens Panathinaikos
AEK Athens won after a replay
AEK Athens Panathinaikos 0 0
After extra time
Date	19 June 1949
Venue	Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Ampelokipoi, Athens
Referee	Aristidis Ioannidis (Thessaloniki)
Attendance	15,000
Replay
Panathinaikos AEK Athens 1 2
After extra time
Date	3 July 1949
Venue	Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Ampelokipoi, Athens
Referee	Giannis Daskalakis (Piraeus)
Attendance	15,000

The 1949 Greek Cup final was the 7th final of the Greek Cup. The initial match took place on 19 June 1949 and the replay match took place on 3 July 1949 at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium. The contesting teams were AEK Athens and Panathinaikos for a second time in a row. It was AEK Athens' fourth Greek Cup final and second consecutive in their 25 years of existence and Panathinaikos' third Greek Cup final and second consecutive in their 41-year history.^[1] The initial match was abandoned, due to darkness in the 19th minute of extra time, as the HFF had set the kick-off at 18:00, without foreseeing the possible need for extra time, a fact that of course provoked criticism against them.^[2]

Venue

Leoforos Alexandras Stadium.

This was the sixth Greek Cup final held at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, after the 1932, 1939, 1940, 1947 and 1948 finals. (Leoforos also hosted the replay match of the 1933 final between Ethnikos Piraeus and Aris).

Leoforos Alexandras Stadium was built in 1922. The stadium is used as a venue for Panathinaikos and Greece. Its current capacity is 30,000.^[3]

Background

AEK Athens had reached the Greek Cup final three times, winning two of them. The last time that they had won the Cup was in 1939 (2–1 against PAOK). The last time that had played in a final was in 1948, where they had lost to Panathinaikos by 2–1.

Panathinaikos had reached the Greek Cup final two times winning all of them. The last time that had played in a final was in 1948, where they had won AEK Athens by 2–1.

The two teams had met each other in a Cup final one time in the 1948 final.^[4]

Route to the final

Further information: 1948–49 Greek Football Cup

AEK Athens		Round	Panathinaikos
Opponent	Result		Opponent	Result
Ergotelis	9–1 (A)	Round of 16	Ethnikos Piraeus	2–0 (H)
Iraklis Kavala	4–1 (A)	Quarter-finals	Apollon Athens	4–1 (H)
Olympiacos	2–1 (H)	Semi-finals	PAOK	1–0 (A)

Match

Details

19 June 1949

18:00 EET

AEK Athens	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Panathinaikos
	Report

Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Aristidis Ioannidis (Thessaloniki)

The match was abandoned at the 109 minute.

GK  1 Napoleon Tavlas DF  2 Antonis Parayios DF  3 Youlielmos Arvanitis MF  4 Michalis Papatheodorou MF  5 Tryfon Tzanetis MF  6 Kostas Poulis FW  7 Stathis Lazaridis FW  8 Xenofon Markopoulos FW  9 Pavlos Emmanouilidis FW 10 Kleanthis Maropoulos (c) FW 11 Manolis Kountouris Manager: Jack Beby

GK Mathios Vitalis DF Ilias Stafylidis DF Michalis Kyriazopoulos MF Alekos Chionidis MF Vangelis Nikolopoulos MF Christos Nikolaidis FW Stefanos Dialetis FW Nikos Simos (c) FW Giannis Petsanas FW Kostas Tsitouris FW Babis Fylaktos Manager: Johann Strnad

Assistant referees: Giannis Daskalakis (Piraeus) Achilleas Gramatikopoulos (Athens)

Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Replay match if scores still level

Replay

Details

3 July 1949

17:30 EET

AEK Athens	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Panathinaikos
Patakas 10', 105'	Report	Fylaktos 69'

Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Giannis Daskalakis (Piraeus)

GK  1 Napoleon Tavlas DF  2 Antonis Parayios DF  3 Youlielmos Arvanitis MF  4 Michalis Papatheodorou MF  5 Tryfon Tzanetis MF  6 Kostas Poulis FW  7 Stathis Lazaridis FW  8 Xenofon Markopoulos FW  9 Pavlos Emmanouilidis FW 10 Kleanthis Maropoulos (c) FW 11 Panagiotis Patakas Manager: Jack Beby

GK Mathios Vitalis DF Ilias Stafylidis DF Michalis Kyriazopoulos MF Alekos Chionidis MF Vangelis Nikolopoulos MF Christos Nikolaidis FW Stefanos Dialetis FW Nikos Simos (c) FW Giannis Petsanas FW Kostas Tsitouris FW Babis Fylaktos Manager: Johann Strnad

Assistant referees: Mexis Kleidourakis

Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Coin toss if scores still level

See also

• 1948–49 Greek Football Cup

References

1. "Kipello1941-1950" (PDF). epo.gr (in Greek).
2. "Ο "Παναθηναϊκός" και η "ΑΕΚ" ισόπαλοι 0-0". efimeris.nlg.gr (in Greek). newspaper "ETHNOS". 20 June 1949. p. 2.
3. "Leoforos Stadium "Apostolos Nikolaidis"". stadia.gr.
4. "Greece - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF.